Bond Clerk - Adult Probation - Pretrial/General

Job Description:

Bond Clerk - Adult Probation - Pretrial/General

Description

Description

THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

Under general supervision, assists adult supervision officers who supervise adults placed on pre-trial bond supervision and/or indirect community supervision by the Courts. The employee is subject to the usual potential hazards of contact with legally delinquent adults. Reports to a Supervisor - Adult Probation.

Examples of Duties

Assists the pre-trial bond and/or Indirect Unit Community Supervision Officers.

Monitors the compliance with Court orders and/or progress in the programming of those persons placed on routine pre-trial bond supervision and/or indirect community supervision.

Encourages and monitors the collections of client fees and reports delinquencies per policy.

Is responsible for the maintenance of case records as required by the Court, the director, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Community Justice Assistance Division.

Types materials into the form using a variety of complicated formats for preparing correspondence, reports, legal motions, and manuscripts; assumes responsibility for the correctness of spelling, punctuation, format, and grammar.

Performs other related work as required.

Attends and completes the required CJAD or department-approved training.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or a general equivalency diploma (GED), preferably supplemented by course work in criminal justice, counseling, social work, or computer science. No experience is required; however, data entry/computer experience is preferred.

Supplemental Information

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Denton County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical and dental coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life; disability, and long term care insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 12 paid holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, a Wellness Program, and more.

*Note: These benefits are not includedfor Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, or any Denton County Part-Time employee.

Denton Countyis an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, mental or physical disability, age, national origin or veteran status.

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

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Family Medical Leave:Denton Countyemployees who have been employed for one year and who have worked 1250 hours in the preceding year may be eligible for up to twelve weeks of FMLA leave.
The FMLA provides for up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave

• for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child for foster care
• to care for a child, spouse, or parent with a serious health condition
• for an employee with a serious health condition

Employees who will be away from work for one of these reasons should contact Human Resources for additional information. When possible, an employee should provide at least 30 days advance notice. In the case of an emergency, notification should be made as soon as possible.

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlasp.pdf

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

Salary:

$41,000.00 Annually